The Jews of Bukhara (Sunday in Denver); the Maimonidean Controversy; Save the Date for Roslyn NY
Really looking forward to speaking to the Or Avner community in Aurora, CO!
The Maimonidean Controversy
Save the Date: Shabbaton in Roslyn NY, December 20-21
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Truth Will Spring from the Earth: Gutenberg, the Internet, and the New Uncertainty Principle
Conference theme: Sustainability, Resilience, and the Torah.
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Free copy of The Sea of Talmud, and Warm Thanks to Theodore Sternberg
The Internet is a strange and often wonderful place. Here’s a personal story from last week. When I first wrote The Sea of Talmud: A Brief and Personal Introduction seven years ago, Theodore Sternberg wrote one of the sharpest Amazon reviews of the first edition: “Too much about Henry Abramson, not enough about the Talmud.”…
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Free Ebook: The Sea of Talmud
Hello fellow students of Jewish history! I’m pleased to announce that the second edition of The Sea of Talmud: A Brief and Personal Introduction is now available in a second, revised edition, in commemoration of the upcoming Siyum ha-Shas! From Sunday December 8 through Thursday December 12 the Kindle ebook edition will be available for…
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Astonishing Document from Bergen-Belsen Bet Din up for Auction
I got chills reading pages from this record book of Bet Din decisions from Bergen Belsen. Read this great piece of journalism by Molly Boigon at The Forward. Proud to have been asked for some background information.
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Authenticity and Authority in the Internet Era
Postmodernism and the Talmud in an era of unlimited connectivity.
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David Shentow Annual Memorial Holocaust Lecture Tonight
Torah from the Years of Wrath: The Warsaw Ghetto Writings of Rabbi Kalonymus Kalmish Shapira
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Shabbaton at Aish Thornhill, Canada
Stories You Never Learned in Yeshivah: Three Surprising Lectures in Talmudic History. Please come by and say hello!
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Meet the Exceptional Women who Made the Talmud Possible
A brief overview of three categories of exceptional women who made the Talmud possible: supporters, enablers, and even teachers. Lecture delivered at the Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst on November 20, 2019.
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Meet the Women who Made the Talmud Possible
Join us for a brief study of the lives and work of three very different women and their relationship to Talmud study.
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Upcoming Lectures in Toronto!
Hello friends and colleagues in Toronto! I am delighted to be coming back to visit the old stomping grounds this coming Friday, eh? I hope some of you will be able to join me for a Shabbaton at the Aish Thornhill Community Shul, followed by the David Shemtow Memorial Holocaust Lecture on Sunday night. Please…
The Jews of Bukhara (Denver, CO); The Jews of the Lesser Antilles; Varieties of Crypto-Jewish Identity; Wait, Alexander Hamilton was Jewish?
Looking forward to a wonderful Shabbat in the Denver Jewish community!
Our Itinerary of Discovery in the Western Caribbean
Channel Members
Premiering at 10am ET
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Who Was “Portuguese Dreyfus”? “If I criticize Israel, am I an antisemite?” Interview with The Global Gambit; Is the Talmud Satanic? Three Jewish History Nerds Podcasts
Captain Artur de Barros Basto, Apostle to the Marranos Unfortunately necessary discussion. Reflections on Social Media and Academia on YouTube (Part I) Proud to work with Unpacked on these difficult topics. Three New Episodes of Jewish History Nerds! Devorah Romm, The Maiden of Ludmir, and Hillel Ba’al Shem Click here to listen, or download from…
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Who was Diogo da Assumpçao?; Reviews of Marranos, Women Leaders in the Ancient Synagogue, Jews and the Qur’an ; I support HaShomer HaChadash
Burned at the stake in 1603. Channel Members: Researchers HaShomer HaChadash: I personally support this organization for Israeli and Diaspora Youth
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YouTube Creator Award for 100k Subscribers in Jewish History. Thank you!
Hello Fellow Students of Jewish History! Because so many of you are interested in Jewish History, I was honored by YouTube with the Silver Play Creator Award. Thank you so much! Here’s a short thank-you video, going over a bit of the history of this channel. I am very grateful, and look forward to learning…
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Before October 7, 2023 there was October 7, 1944; Who were Yaakov and Levi ibn Habib?; The Sephardic and Ashkenazic Diaspora; Book Review of Klein, Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor
Some words of comfort and consolation from Jewish history for our challenging time. Part III of the Series on The Shaping of the Jewish Mind Review of Yossi Klein Halevi, Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor
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Between Ashkenaz and Sepharad; Moses Mendelsohn on Jewish History Nerds
The Medieval Akedah: The Crusades and the Shaping of the Ashkenazic Mind The Crucible of Spain: The Inquisition and the Shaping of the Sephardic Mind Moses Mendelsohn on Jewish History Nerds! Click here or visit your favorite podcast provider for the first two seasons and the beginning of the third!
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Who was Raphael Lemkin, the Jew who Coined the term “Genocide”? Season 3 of Jewish History Nerds opens with Heinrich Graetz
With all this talk about Genocide, let’s look at the Jewish person who actually invented the word. The Jewish History Nerds are Back for Season Three! Yael and Schwab are back! Go to your favorite podcast provider to catch Episode 1: Heinrich Graetz. Enjoy in good health!
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Shabbaton in Plainville, NY; Between Ashkenaz and Sepharad; Who Wrote the Ve-Hu Rahum Prayer?
Who Wrote the Ve-Hu Rahum Prayer? Please join me this week at the Young Israel of Plainview Gaza in Jewish History and the Future of American Jewish Youth Between Ashkenaz and Sefarad: The Shaping of the Jewish Mind Zoom link available to members of the YouTube Channel at Colleague Level, please check Community Notes
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Shabbaton at Young Israel of Plainville, Recording of Gaza Lecture now Online
Please join me in Long Island this Shabbos! Gaza, Israel, and the Future of American Jewish Youth
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Tonight at 8pm ET: Gaza, Israel, and the Future of American Jewish Youth
Livestream at youtube.com/@YOFHS
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Gaza, Israel, and the Future of American Jewish Youth (Live Lecture in Brooklyn); Who was the Poet of the Inquisition?; Update on Volume 1 of The Jewish People: A History
Thursday night at the Yeshiva of Flatbush The lecture will be live-streamed (details forthcoming) Who Was Daniel Israel Lopez Laguna, Poet of the Inquisition? Update on Volume One of The Jewish People: A History Very pleased to be past the peer-review process and now working on copyediting and especially images and maps for the book.…
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Jews in Palestine between the Bar Kochba Revolt and the Muslim Invasion
A brief review of the history from 136 to 638
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Why is “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free” offensive? And Who was Meyer Kayserling?
Deconstructing a slogan and what it means to those who chant it A Pioneering Historian of Portuguese Jewry
Visits to Synagogues in Bordeaux and Libourne (France); Another Open Letter to Jewish Participants in anti-Israel Protests re: Amsterdam; Conference Presentation on Sheptytsky and WW II
Fantastic Voyage of Discovery with Kosher River Cruises
A Difficult Conversation
Recent Conference Presentation in Toronto
Wait, Christopher Columbus was Jewish? Documentary on Roman-Jewish War now Online
Surprised how much attention this got.
Herod’s Tragic Reign
The Fatal Conflict
How Jewish Culture will Thrive after October 7; The Jews of Al-Andalus Part II
Remarks at Lander College for Men
Maimonides and the Controversy over His Work
Jewish Resilience After October 7; American Jews, Post-Honeymoon; The Jews of Al-Andalus
Three Strategies
Jews under the Visigoths II; The Spanish Golden Age
Public at 10am ET (44 minutes)
Online Courses in Jewish History
Jewish Life in Visigothic Spain; Commemorating October 7
This is one of the most bizarre periods of Jewish history, and that’s saying a lot.
New Lecture Series: The Sweep of Sephardic History; Faith in Times of Crisis: Commemorating the Tragedy of October 7
New Lecture Series: The History of Sephardic Jewry
